Helen J. (Davis) Brooks
Jan 20, 2015
West Springfield- Helen J. (Davis) Brooks, 91, passed away Tuesday in Fairfax, VA. She was born in Springfield Massachusetts to the late Edna (Anton) and Salim Davis. Helen was a communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in West Springfield where she sang in the choir for many years. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 52 years, Donald...
Vincent R. Stefano
Jan 14, 2015
Tampa, FL, Vincent R. Stefano, 49, formerly of West Springfield passed away January 14, 2015 at Florida Hospital. Born in Springfield, August 20, 1965, he was the son of the late Joseph and Lorraine (Barnes) Stefano. Vincent spent most of his life in West Springfield before moving to Tampa in 1995. He was a 1983 graduate of West Springfield High...
Rodney J. Melbourne
Jan 14, 2015
West Springfield- Rodney John Melbourne, 81, passed away Wednesday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Springfield and lived there in his early years before settling in West Springfield in 1974. He worked as a custodian in the West Springfield Schools. He spent most of his 23 year employment at Fausey School and he retired in 1988....
Ralph F. Rachele
Jan 13, 2015
Springfield - Ralph Felix Rachele passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 13th, 2015 surrounded by his loving children. He will be sadly missed by his four children: Maria Dion and her husband Lenny of Chicopee, MA; Julie Jennie and her husband Brian of Enfield, CT; Brian Rachele of Southwick, MA; Monica Houle and her husband Joseph of Westfield, MA. He...
Dennis D. O'Dell
Jan 11, 2015
Dennis D. O�Dell 1941-2015 Agawam, MA- Dennis Damian O�Dell, 73, of Riviera Drive died Sunday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Detroit, MI on June 29th, 1941 to the late Benjamin and Kathleen O�Dell. He grew up in the Detroit area and graduated from St. Cecilia High School. He settled in Agawam 6 years ago. He...
Virginia F. (Mccarthy) Kallock
Jan 11, 2015
West Springfield- Virginia F. (McCarthy) Kallock, 86, passed away Sunday at Heritage Hall East in Agawam. She was born in Boston to the late Ruth (Moberg) and Joseph McCarthy. Virginia was a graduate of Mount St. Joseph's Academy in Boston. She worked as a Claims Representative at former St. Paul Insurance Company for years. She moved down to Washington, DC...
Roy E. Miller, Jr.
Jan 10, 2015
West Springfield - Roy Elmer �Buddy� Miller, Jr., 74, of West Springfield, died suddenly Saturday, January 10, 2015. He leaves behind to miss him immensely, his devoted wife of 52 years, Margaret �Peggy� (Wright) Miller. His children, Kristine Sills and her husband Raymond of Feeding Hills, Stephen Miller and his girlfriend Charmaine Joy Ramirez, of West Springfield, Michelle Kelliher and...
Wenzheng Li
Jan 9, 2015
West Springfield- Wenzheng Li, 80, passed away Friday at Baystate Medical Centery. He was born in Kaifen, China to the late Zhang and Shuyuan Li. He came to the United States to join his children. In China Wenzheng worked for a Municipality as an Administrator. He was a very humble, honest man and loving father. His greatest joy was spending...
Geraldine E. (Girard) Goodwin
Jan 8, 2015
West Springfield � Geraldine �Betty� Goodwin, 90, passed away on Thursday in the comfort of her home. She was born in Springfield to the late, Stella (Deschenes) and Ralph Girard. Geraldine was a graduate of Commerce High School and and worked for the former New England Telephone Company. She and her late husband settled in W. Spfld. in 1968. Geraldine...
Frank A. Simmons
Jan 5, 2015
West Springfield - Frank Alex Simmons, 55, passed away Monday at Mercy Medical Center. He was born in Springfield to the late Rosemarie Smith and Charles Simmons. He previously worked at Clarity Imaging, formerly of Springfield. Frank leaves his wife, Carol (Vigeant) Simmons, his daughter, Ashley Simmons of Chicopee, two grandchildren, Danieliz and Jayden and three brothers, James, Charles and...
Thomas F. Mahoney
Dec 31, 2014
East Longmeadow -Thomas Francis Mahoney, 79, of East Longmeadow, MA and formerly of West Springfield, passed away, surrounded by his children, on December 31, 2014. Tom loved to read his newspapers and was very active and helpful with family and friends. He enjoyed vacationing at Cape Cod, relaxing on a bench watching people, telling a good joke and was a...
Robert L. Stevenson
Dec 26, 2014
West Springfield, Robert L. Stevenson, 89, passed away Friday December 26, 2014 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home. Born in West Springfield, February 7, 1925, he was the son of the late Harold and Ethel (Cornine) Stevenson. A lifelong resident of West Springfield, he worked for Package Machinery Company for over 40 years retiring in 1987. Robert was a US Army...
Nicola R. Trolio
Dec 26, 2014
Agawam -Nicola �Nick� R. Trolio, 67, passed away on December 26, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 16, 1947 in Castelmauro, Italy, he was the son of the late Antonio and Emilia Trolio. He enjoyed a long successful career with Baystate Gas Company and retired in 2006. Nick was a kind and loving husband, father...
Eunice (Warner) Higgins
Dec 26, 2014
West Springfield -Eunice (Warner) Higgins, 90, passed away Friday at Mercy Medical Center. She was born in Springfield and moved to West Springfield 28 years ago. Eunice worked as an elevator operator for Steiger�s in Springfield. She formerly was a communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in West Springfield. Eunice was active in her Oxford Place community, where she...
Barbara L. (Frye) Lapalme
Dec 26, 2014
West Springfield - Barbara L. (Frye) LaPalme, 86, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family Sunday December 28, 2014 at Mercy Hospital. She was born in Chicopee, September 15, 1928 and was the daughter of the late Erwin and Eva (Lilley) Frye. She was raised in Springfield and moved to West Springfield over 50 years ago. She was a bus...
Carmen I (Vega) Gonzalez
Dec 24, 2014
Carmen Ivette (Vega) Gonzalez, 54, passed away Wednesday at Mercy Medical Center. She was born, February 1, 1960, in Guayama, Puerto Rico to Carmen M. Perez of Florida and the late Julio Vega. Carmen was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church of Bethesaida in Springfield. Carmen leaves her beloved husband, Ismael Gonzalez, her loving daughters, Ivette Santiago and her...
Marilyn L. (Meunier) Vallee
Dec 24, 2014
West Springfield -Marilyn Lorraine Vallee of North Street entered into eternal life peacefully at home on December 24, 2014 after a long battle with cancer. She was born on October 28, 1936 in Springfield to the late Francis X. and Irene D. (Grenon) Meunier residing in Indian Orchard. She lived in the area her entire life and graduated from Classical...
Dorothy A. (Shea) Barton
Dec 22, 2014
Boca Raton- Dorothy Ann (Shea) Barton, 80, passed away Monday at the Menorah House in Boca Raton, FL. She was born in Springfield to the late Lillian (McCool) and Joseph Shea. Dorothy was a graduate of the former Springfield Technical High School and the Gaugh School of Business. She lived in Springfield and West Springfield before settling in Boca Raton....
Stanley Witek
Dec 19, 2014
West Springfield - Stanley Witek passed away Fri, Dec. 19, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center after a brief illness. He was a lifelong resident of West Springfield and owner of Stanley Witek Oil for over 50 years. He also was a founding member of the Tatham Memorial Club fka The Tatham Social Club. He leaves his loving wife of 72...
Sheila R. (Marceau) Marceau
Dec 13, 2014
West Springfield - Sheila Ruth-Anne (Marci, Pinky) Marceau, 80, was safely called home on Dec. 13, surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late Leo �Buddy� Marceau and Ruth Safford Marceau. Born, raised and educated in Springfield, she graduated in 1953 from Springfield Technical and continued her education becoming an L.P.N in 1955 from the former...
